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Cooking with Courtney – Father’s Day Feast
Grilled Steak Skewers:
Ingredients:
2 (8 oz.) beef filets (or your preferred hunk o’meat), cut into cubes
2 medium sweet potatoes, sliced & diced (substitute white potatoes, if desired)
1 red bell pepper, diced
4 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons steak seasoning
Let’s spend Father’s Day outdoors, making memories over the grill! Once meat is trimmed and cut into cubes, place in shallow dish and cover with Worcestershire sauce. Toss to coat (feel free to use more or less, depending on your preference). Sprinkle meat with steak seasoning. Toss to coat, set aside. When sweet potatoes are sliced and cut into quarters (large enough to skewer), place in microwave safe bowl and cook for about 1 1/2 – 2 minutes on high. Long enough to soften the pieces but not fully cook them (the grill will finish the job). After your bell pepper is cut, let the skewering begin! There’s no rhyme or reason (unless you’re OCD, like me). Once skewers are assembled and grill is ready, deliver them to the fire! Eeeek, sounds medieval! A few minutes on each side (I prefer a slightly charred flavor), remove and serve. I promise, you won’t be disappointed (unless the skewer is still hot and you were a little over anxious, like me…ouch)! This is the perfect Dad dinner!
Handsome Peanut Butter Pie
1 graham cracker crust (in disposable pie plate for outdoor dining)
1 pkg. instant chocolate pudding mix
2 cups cold milk (cut in half)
4 oz. (1/2 block) cream cheese
1 pkg. instant vanilla pudding mix
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
2 cups whipped topping
1 tablespoon Nutella
1/3 cup milk chocolate chips, chopped
In small mixing bowl, whisk chocolate pudding mix with 1 cup of milk. Add nutella and mix thoroughly (it will be thick). Pour in bottom of crust. In large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and remaining milk together. Slowly add vanilla pudding mix, peanut butter, then 1 cup of whipped topping until combined. Layer on top of chocolate mixture in pan (reserving about 3 tablespoons for top). Spread remaining whipped topping as third layer. Place reserved peanut butter filling in piping bag or Ziploc bag with corner trimmed. Squeeze small drops to dot top of pie. Sprinkle with chopped chocolate chips. Refrigerate for 3-4 hours before serving. Happy Yummy Father’s Day, from my pie-lovin’ family to yours!
Courtney McEwen
806-282-2526
www.saucepansandsuperheroes.com
Meat, Play, Love!
By Dal Houston
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To make things even worse, because those who disagree with you are now considered enemies, the sentiment seems to be that it is only fair and proper to destroy them, because they are the enemy, again with the fear of ridicule for being weak if we do not fight.
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By Lacey Vilhauer
Ingredients:
1 whole lemon, seeded and roughly chopped
2 cups sugar
2 pounds strawberries, hulled
Juice of 1 to 2 lemons
¼ cup water
Directions:
Place the chopped lemon and sugar in a food processor and pulse until combined. Transfer to a large bowl. Puree the strawberries in a food processor and add to the lemon mixture along with juice of one lemon and water. Taste and add more juice as desired.
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